VB.NET Tutorials & Articles
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Planning Form Layout in VB.NET
by Benny K. MathewBenny Mathew demonstrates some new features in VB.net, designing fairly complicated forms, which can resize, using anchors, docks and panels with a dash of code.
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New Object-Oriented Capabilities in VB.NET
by Wrox PressA sample chapter from the Wrox book, VB.NET Programming.
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Introducing Windows Forms
by MicrosoftLearn about the new forms package, allowing developers to take full advantage of the rich user interface features available in Windows
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The Future of .NET Languages
by Damon ArmstrongWondered why Microsoft always seems to release different language features for each language? Discover how .NET 4.0 will reduce the disparity between C# and VB.NET with some great new features for both languages, plus a new dynamic language runtime and new functional and parallel programming languages.
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ASP.NET Patterns every developer should know
by Alex HomerIn the first of three parts, Alex looks at some of the basic patterns in ASP.NET, and how you can apply these to your ASP.NET applications in a few simple steps.
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Improving Application Quality Using Test-Driven Development (TDD)
by Craig MurphyWhat is the one activity or phase that improves the quality of your application? The answer is an easy one: Testing, and plenty of it. Traditionally, testing is a phase somewhere towards the expected end of the project - when the cost of any code or requirement changes is known to be much higher. Craig looks at how TDD can address this by adopting a more agile approach.
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Read and write Open XML files (MS Office 2007)
by Zeljko SvedicLearn how to read and write Open XML files in the new Microsoft Office 2007, with a particular examination of the Excel file format.
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Using WMI From Managed Code
by Andriy KlyuchevskyyWindows Management Instrumentation (WMI) is Microsoft's implementation of Web-Based Enterprise Management (WBEM) and the Common Information Model (CIM). Although WMI is COM-based, Andriy Klyuchevskyy shows you how you can access it from C# and VB.NET through System.Management, thanks to COM Inter-Op.
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Aspect Oriented Programming using .NET
by Abhinaba BasuTill now we were talking about non-mainstream languages to use Aspect Oriented Programming (AOP). Learn what exactly AOP is, and how you can go about getting this functionality in C#.
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Multithreading in VB.NET
by John SpanoMultithreading, a very powerful technique, is essential for modern software development. Software users expect to work with a very responsive program that they don’t have to wait on, which is a very reasonable demand with the processor speeds that are currently available. Enter multithreading. This article shows you how.
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Generate Thumbnail Images from PDF Documents in .NET
by Jonathan HodgsonThis article presents VB.NET code to create thumbnail images from a directory of Adobe Acrobat PDF documents using the .NET Framework.
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To SP or not to SP in SQL Server
by Douglas ReillyThe topic of using or not using stored procedures reaches the level of religious fervor in many quarters. Douglas Reilly, a Microsoft MVP, weighs in on the topic with an in-depth analysis.
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VSA Scripting in .NET
by Mark BellesUsing Visual Studio for Applications to add scripting capabilities to your .NET apps.
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Writing Your Own GPS Applications: Part 2
by Jon PersonIn part two of the series, the author of "GPS.NET" teaches developers how to write GPS applications suitable for the real world by mastering GPS precision concepts. Source code includes a working NMEA interpreter and sample high-precision application in C# and VB.NET.
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Tree structures in ASP.NET and SQL Server
by James CrowleyTakes a look at how tree structures can be usefully stored in a relational database such as SQL Server, and how to implement web directory-like features such as breadcrumbs.
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Writing GPS Applications in .NET: Part 1
by Jon PersonAn introduction to writing GPS applications in .NET good enough for use in a commerical environment such as in-car navigation.
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ASP.NET Controls Explained: Part 1/2
by James YangIn ASP.NET, there are several features that we can use to make our code reusable and independent of other code, including user controls, server controls, and the code behind method. In this article James explains what each of these features are used for, and also shows you how to use each one by providing a number of simple yet detailed ASP.NET examples.
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Introducing a post-relational database for .NET
by John SasakThis is a step by step guide for a post-relational database for .NET, Matisse. The article is aiming at helping developers quickly evaluate this alternative solution as .NET database when they face problems of productivity, flexibility, extensibility, or maintainability.
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Hosting Control Panel Applets using C#/C++
by Mark BellesCheck out this article which describes how to enumerate and host Windows Control Panel Applets using C# and unmanaged C++.
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.NET Data Caching
by Dimitrios MarkatosAn introduction to using data caching in your ASP.NET pages, from simple time-specific data expiration to file dependencies, plus a real-world example with caching for data in a pagable DataGrid control.